"Find me" is my first painting this year. I came back to painting after more than a year break. New year started with the launch of my Online Watercolor School and a few more exciting news which I can't tell about yet, but I [...]
For the last illustration for the exhibition during the Museums at Night 2016 event I chose the Giant Atlas Moth in the various stages of development. At first I wanted to paint an orchid which I have in my room but I started to read [...]
The fourth illustration which will be shown during the Museums at Night 2016 event in Gdansk is the Estella Rijnveld parrot tulips. Sketch and composition I started with a sketch which was a real nightmare. I am completely devoid of creativity which may sound strange, [...]
Caterpillar I made a few color samples and finally decided to use Cobalt Turquoise Light PG50 as the first, very diluted layer. I don't use this color often, but I have noticed that it can be useful when painting butterflies or caterpillars. Some of them [...]
I welcomed the new year with a big come back to the Big Brother lily. Flowers and leaves of the lily are the subject of this post. I will show you the stages of painting. Lily flowers I have been looking at the photos of [...]
I am preparing for another illustration for the Museums at Nigh 2016 event. This time I chose the beautiful Big Brother lily and the swallowtail butterfly. Both specimens are very interesting! I came across this lily a year ago while taking thousands of photos in [...]
I started my second botanical project this week. This time I decided to paint a great mormon (Papilio memnon) sitting on the orchid tree. I had the incredible pleasure of watching this butterfly in its natural environment while staying in Bali, Indonesia last year. The [...]
The last stage of painting this illustration are insects. I decided to put Melitaea didyma butterfly in the three stages of development. They are: chrysalis, caterpillar and adult insect. There will be two adult butterflies, because one of them has spread its wings and I [...]
